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...spotted about the city. Officials boast that an ambulance can be on the scene from seven to nine minutes after a call is received. Ambulances carry equipment for emergency surgery, care of cardiac patients and "reanimation" in cases of near death. They also carry a medical doctor and a feldsher, or medical assistant, a combination that makes treatment more readily available than it is in most U.S. emergency rooms...
Biggest Problem. Despite all this, the Russians are worried about a relative decline in both the quality and quantity of the country's health workers. One problem is money: an ambulance doctor with six years' schooling earns only $100 a month; a feldsher with four years' training is paid...
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